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    prime mover
    /ˌprʌɪm ˈmuːvə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who is chiefly responsible for the creation or execution of a plan: "he was a prime mover in the construction of the railway"
    • 2. an initial source of motive power: "a manufacturer of prime movers"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prime moverPrime mover Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRIME MOVER is an initial source of motive power (such as a windmill, waterwheel, turbine, or internal combustion engine) designed to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source and apply them to drive machinery.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRIME MOVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    someone who has a lot of influence in starting something important: He was a prime mover in developing a new style of customer-friendly bookshops in the UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing things to happen. activation. actuation. agent. attribute something to someone. give rise to idiom. hyperstimulate. hyperstimulation.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIME MOVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    prime mover in British English. noun. 1. the original or primary force behind an idea, enterprise, etc. 2. a. the source of power, such as fuel, wind, electricity, etc, for a machine. b. the means of extracting power from such a source, such as a steam engine, electric motor, etc.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRIME MOVER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRIME MOVER meaning: 1. someone who has a lot of influence in starting something important: 2. someone who has a lot of…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › prime-moverPRIME MOVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Prime mover definition: the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion.. See examples of PRIME MOVER used in a sentence.

  7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › prime-moverprime mover | meaning of prime mover in Longman Dictionary of ...

    prime mover meaning, definition, what is prime mover: someone who helps to make something happ...: Learn more.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › prime-moverPrime mover Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PRIME MOVER meaning: a person or thing that starts something or that has a very powerful influence on something.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prime moverPrime mover - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › prime-moverprime mover - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of prime mover noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › Prime moversPRIME MOVER Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    It was his father and he who were the prime movers in the conspiracy which killed my brother and nearly killed myself.